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Ronaldo Sets New Record with 132 Wins for Portugal in International Football
Cristiano Ronaldo has added another record to his name, becoming the player with the most wins in international football.
The Portugal captain was honored with a Guinness World Record on Sunday night after securing 132 victories with the national team.
Ronaldo received the award ahead of Portugal’s UEFA Nations League quarter-final second leg against Denmark. He later scored as Portugal edged out Denmark 5-3 after extra time to reach the semi-finals.
Having made his international debut in August 2003, Ronaldo has been representing Portugal for over 20 years.
Besides his latest record, Ronaldo remains the all-time top scorer in men’s international football with 135 goals in 217 appearances.
He has also scored over 900 career goals for clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester United, Juventus, and now Al-Nassr. He still holds the record as Real Madrid’s highest scorer with 450 goals.
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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